# Accident 19730417008979A: Cessna 310L, Rockford, IL, April 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1973
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10DB-2007-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEE53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417008979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LDG GR UP LIMIT SWITCH OUT OF ADJ.DRIVE MECH EXCEEDED STOP JAMMED GR BOX.LDG GR MOTOR BURNED OUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73FEE53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE53), Apr 17, 1973: Cessna 310L (N10DB), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10DB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950309006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950309006669I), Mar 9, 1995: Cessna 310L (N10DB), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Narrative: on 3-9-95, N10DB was enroute from Arkansas to shannondoah valley, VA. Mr. Burr a commercial amel pilot had just purchased the aircraft and was…
- [Incident 19790607015269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015269I), Jun 7, 1979: Cessna 310L (N10DB), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. Student activated gear up switch during touch and go, instructor got the switch back down. Right main retracted

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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